Democratic Republic of Congo vs Senegal: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Democratic Republic of Congo
1.91 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Senegal
2.11 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
182nd
Senegal rank
180th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2.11 kilograms per hectare against 1.91 kilograms per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.2 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 182nd and Senegal ranks 180th of 201 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1578 kilograms per hectare | 1.08 kilograms per hectare | 0.9244 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.537 kilograms per hectare | 2.51 kilograms per hectare | 1.97 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.406 kilograms per hectare | 2.19 kilograms per hectare | 1.78 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.3211 kilograms per hectare | 3.04 kilograms per hectare | 2.72 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.2278 kilograms per hectare | 3.46 kilograms per hectare | 3.23 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.8367 kilograms per hectare | 7.98 kilograms per hectare | 7.14 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.56 kilograms per hectare | 8.04 kilograms per hectare | 6.48 kilograms per hectare | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Democratic Republic of Congo or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 2.11 kilograms per hectare against 1.91 kilograms per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal?
- 0.2 kilograms per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 182nd and Senegal ranks 180th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.